1. What is MIS? Define the characteristics of MIS? What are the basic Functions of MIS? Give some Disadvantage of MIS?

2. Explain Knowledge based system? Explain DSS and OLAP with example?

3. What are Value Chain Analysis & describe its significance in MIS? Explain what is meant by BPR? What is its significance? How Data warehousing & Data Mining is useful in terms of MIS?

4. Explain DFD & Data Dictionary? Explain in detail how the information requirement is determined for an organization?

5. What is ERP? Explain its existence before and its future after? What are the advantages & Disadvantages of ERP? What is Artificial Intelligence? How is it different from Neural Networks?

6. Distinguish between closed decision making system & open decision making system? What is ‘What – if‘ analysis? Why is more time spend in problem analysis & problem definition as compared to the time spends on decision analysis?

August 2010

Master of Computer Application (MCA) – Semester 4

MC0076 – Management Information Systems– 4 Credits (Book ID: B0901)

Assignment Set – 2 (60 Marks)

Answer all Questions Each question carries TEN marks

1. How hardware & software support in various MIS activities of the organization? Explain the transaction stages from manual system to automated systems?

2. Explain the various behavioral factors of management organization? As per Porter, how can performance of individual corporations be determined?

3. Compare various types of development aspect of Information System? Explain the various stages of SDLC?

4. Compare & Contrast E-enterprise business model with traditional business organization model? Explain how in E-enterprise manager role & responsibilities are changed? Explain how manager is a knowledge worker in E-enterprise?

5. What do you understand by service level Agreements (SLAs)? Why are they needed? What is the role of CIO in drafting these? Explain the various security hazards faced by an IS?